AUSTIN, Texas — Three people are dead after a two-vehicle crash in eastern Travis County on Friday evening.
The crash happened at 7221 N. FM 973, near Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park, around 7:50 p.m., according to Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS).
Initial reports said one car was on fire after the crash with passengers inside. The Austin Fire Department also responded to the crash.
ATCEMS said three people were pronounced dead on the scene.
Authorities told KVUE the crash involved a Nissan Altima and a GMC Yukon. A man in the Altima died in the crash, while two people in the Yukon were killed.
"Right now, we don't know what the contributing factors are," said Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Deon Cockrell. "It is a dark road, it isn't lit very well, so we ask people in these kinds of conditions to be careful and slow down."
Motorists were asked to expect closures and avoid the area.
No other information is available at this time.
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